I mean this in the best way possible and I don't mean to be rude, but I think you're mistaken. Most people will do just about anything to be around somebody "popular" or "important". The fact that there is a recession only increases the value of money and would make me all the more valuable to others if I have it. I'm willing to bet that if I went to a homeless shelter and started giving all of the homeless people $100 bills, they would idolize me as their hero. If I have money and a nice car, many women wouldn't be able to resist me. I would have all of the attention that I want and the best part? I can push the people away when I want my solitude to think or do my introverted hobbies

While I agree that money can't solve all of one's problems, ultimately money can buy a degree of happiness and I would argue that anybody who says otherwise either had it easy most of their life or never had much money to begin with.

Ultimately, the social aspect isn't the primary reason why I desire wealth. I desire wealth for more freedom. I want to be able to do what I want, when I want, and how I want without being tied to anybody or anything. If I want to travel across the world, I want to do it now rather than wait months down the road for plane ticket prices to decrease. If somebody that I care about is struggling financially, I want to be their savior and solve all of their problems. I want to be free to explore my passions without having to work some boring 9-5 job that I hate.

Sorry if I came across as being rude; that was never my intention.